Hobart Senior High School - Memories Yearbook (Hobart, IN)

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HISTORY HE History course of the H. H. S. takes in Ancient History dur- ing the second year, Medieval and Modern during the third, and American, the best of all, during the fourth year. As Sophomores we were led through the prehistoric, orien- tal and classical ages of man, by our able instructor, Mr. Worth- ington, who made it very interesting for us. During our Junior year we were fortunate enough to have Mr. Worth- ington again to impress upon our minds the innumerable dates which are nec- essary in order to connect the events which lead to the gradual development of the world. During the first semester of our Senior year, Mr. Thompson helped us to understand the events of the present “World War” by comparing them with the past. At the beginning of the second semester, Miss Portmess took Mr. Thompson’s place and, although we were sorry to lose Mr. Thompson, Miss Portmess has been a most helpful teacher. — Lolita Smith. COMMERCIAL E STARTED the Commercial Course in our Junior year, by studying Bookkeeping. We found this very interesting although sometimes our trial balances and financial statements did worry us. The last half of our Junior year we started Shorthand. We could hear the workers muttering the strange alphabet, p, b, t, d, chay, jay, kay, gay. Later as we progressed we answered the many questions of How can you read those funny signs?” with “Oh! it’s easy!’ Shorthand also ex- tended through our Senior year and we took dictation very rapidly. We translated a number of interesting stories among which was ‘ The King of the Golden River”. Our next move was typewriting. We started writing words, phrases, sentences, and finally we wrote letters, abstracts, and deeds. We were very anxious to make our fingers “fly” over the keys. Several in the class took Commercial Arithmetic and there received a general review of work done in the grades. They were soon capable of adding long columns of figures. In conclusion we wish to thank Miss Roe, (though she left us in the mid- dle of the term as Mrs. Smith,) Mr. Thompson and Miss Smith for their help and patience with us during our Commercial Course. —Grace Murray, ' 18. Twenty-one u a

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LITERATURE “Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man.” — Bacon. HE true value of the study of English is not easy to comprehend unless we study conscientiously all its factors. Its departments are so varied, its scope so wide, its application so universal, that it is the broadest subject in the High School curriculum. It is invaluable to every citizen, in fact to be a good citizen we must be able to speak good English. In its study we learn about the customs and thoughts of people who lived in the past and who are living in the present. As Freshmen and Sophomores we studied Rhetoric and Composition. This taught us the unity of thought and the structure of sentences. We were drilled in the use of words, their relation to each other in sentences and to the composition as a whole. We studied description, narration, and argu- mentation. This work gave us instruction in theory and practice of the dif- ferent forms of discourse in the English composition. Daily and long themes were required. We studied Dicken’s “Tale of Two Cities”, Stevenson’s “Treasure Island”, and Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice ”. In our Junior year we studied Halleck’s “American Literature”. This work required extended reading from the entire field of American Prose and Poetry with emphasis upon Franklin, Irving, Poe, Emerson, Bryant, Long- fellow, Hawthorne and Lowell. In addition we studied the following classics from the English writers, — Eliot’s “Silas Marner”, Tennyson’s “Idylls of the King”, and Dicken’s “David Copperfield”. As Seniors we were introduced to English Literature. This was divided into three periods. The first was from 450-1 150. This is called the Anglo- Saxon period and the words are written with full inflection. We read parts of the greatest English epic “Beowulf”. From 1 150-1550 is termed the mid- dle English period and during this time part of the inflection was dropped and many French words were added. We enjoyed greatly the minute descrip- tion of Chaucer’s “Pilgrims” from his Canterbury Tales. After 1550 it is called the Modern English. We used Manly’s books of Prose and Poetry to supplement our text books. In these works we read the manv wonderful English poems and chief prose selections. In addition we read Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”. Due to the unusual conditions of the present day and the necessity of getting the right viewpoint on the issues of the war we studied “The Forum of Democracy” which contains all the great speeches of the foremost men of all the allied people, such as Winston Churchill, Sir Edward Grey, Rene Doumic, Carton de Wiart, and President Wilson. Using this as the basis for our work and supplementing a continental viewpoint as well as American which is so very necessary at this time, we found this work very interesting and also helpful in understanding our position in the present crisis of this great World War. — Evelyn M . Fredrick- Twenty

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D Q= DRAMATIC 0 0 Q P The first entertainment of the year, given by the Seniors, consisted of two short plays, — “The Piper’s Pay”, and the “Lost Hat”. The cast of characters in The Piper’s Pay was as follows: Mrs. Jack Burton, whose hobby is collecting spoons.... Dora Owens Mrs. Charlie Dover, who also collects spoons. .Florence Pio Sordelet Miss Frieda Dixon, who disapproves of this Lolita Smith Mrs. Hereford Carr, a society leader Evelyn Frederick Katy, a maid.. Vera Barnes Evelyn Evans, a reporter with a nose for news Mary Gearhart Miss Mary Clark, a detective.. Grace Murray The cast in the Lost Hat: The Caller Ralph Melin The Laborer John Martin The Clerk Ruby Skaggs The Poet., Dora Owens The Policeman , Esther Nelson In the Piper’s Pay, Mrs. Burton, a society aspirant and her dear friend, Mrs. Charlie Dover, have a hobby for collecting spoons from restaurants and cafes. Because of their standing in society, the restaurant owners dare not prosecute them, but finally an outraged owner presses the charge, and they get in all kinds of trouble. Mrs. Hereford, a recognized society leader res- cues them, but not without their having learned a lesson. In the Lost Hat, the caller has quarreled with his sweetheart and rushed from the house, unfortunately leaving his hat behind him. He asks in turn the laborer, the clerk, and the poet to help him get his hat, but they all think he is crazy and go on. Finally in desperation he goes after it himself and incidentally makes up with the girl. One of the worthwhile features of the year was the patriotic pageant given under the instruction of Miss Gillilland. The cast included one hun- dred and fifty pupils, fifty of whom were selected from the High School. The program was as follows : Episode I The spirit of Indian days calls to the Great Mamtou. Indian men and women gather for the Corn Dance of Thanksgiving. Arrival of another tribe. Passing of the Calumet. Episode II The spirit of the Wilderness calls before her Daisies, Wild Roses, But- terflies, Trees and Autumn Leaves. The pioneer man and woman sweep Twenty-two Cr c o o r rJ V